Cribbage perfect hand or best hand
of 29
I get emails about the perfect cribbage hand.
Here is a perfect cribbage hand and the points.
You may just switch the jack and the
matching 5 of the cut to get the 4 possible perfect cribbage best hands.
If
the cut does not match the jack or you have a 10 value card instead
of
the jack, then you have 28 points only instead of the best cribbage hand.
Your hand is
  
and the cut is
to match
the jack.
The count is :
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8 times 15 for 2 = 16 points
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6 pairs for 2 = 12 points
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1 for the matching jack = 1 point
Total -> 16+12+1= 29 points
Good luck on getting a perfect cribbage best hand.
See also:
Instruction manual
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Cribbage game rules
Free cribbage download -
Features of the
cribbage card game
FAQ on the cribbage
software
Description
and rules
Go -
The runs -
The jack
Using the board and pegs -
Card game
points
Cards to keep
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Cribbage
hand example
Cribbage
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